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Shannon Ricci
Interests: data analysis, data visualization, marine benthic ecology, conservation, passive acoustics, informal environmental science education
Education
PhD Student, Geospatial Analytics
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
2022 - 2018
- Advancing the characterization and interpretation of marine soundscapes through development of automated data processing techniques and integration of satellite imagery
- Advisor: Dr. DelWayne Bohnenstiehl
M.S., Biological Oceanography
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
2015 - 2013
- Thesis: Spatiotemporal soundscape patterns and processes in an estuarine reserve
- Advisor: Dr. David Eggleston
B.S., Marine Science, Marine Biology concentration
University of Maine
Orono, ME
2012 - 2008
- Thesis: Salinity tolerance of the oyster mudworm Polydora websteri
Research Experience
PhD Dissertation Research
Geophysics & Acoustics Lab
North Carolina State University
2020 - 2018
- Develop automated acoustic data processing techniques
- Characterize and interprete marine soundscapes
- Develop method to detect small boats in Planet satellite imagery
Research Technician
Marine Ecology & Conservation Lab
North Carolina State University
2018 - 2016
- Processed, analyzed, synthesized, and published soundscape and other group research
- Assisted with the design and analysis of a variety of lab group research projects
- Mentored incoming students in soundscape data analysis techniques
MS Thesis Research
Marine Ecology & Conservation Lab
North Carolina State University
2015 - 2013
- North Carolina Sea Grant/NC Coastal Reserve Coastal Research Fellow
- Field: Designed and performed soundscape characterization of NC Coastal Reserve
- Lab: Designed and performed experiments investigating oyster settlement response to habitat associated sound
Selected Publications
Investigating the utility of ecoacoustic metrics in marine soundscapes
Journal of Ecoacoustics
N/A
2018
- Bohnenstiehl DR, Caretti O, Lyon RP, Ricci SW, Eggleston DB
Oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau) boatwhistle call detection and patterns within a large-scale oyster restoration site
PLoS ONE
N/A
2017
- Ricci SW, Bohnenstiehl DR, Eggleston DB, Kellogg ML, Lyon RP
Use of underwater soundscapes to characterize nocturnal fish behavior and habitat use within a complex mosaic of estuarine habitats.
Bulletin of Marine Science
N/A
2017
- Ricci SW, Eggleston DB, Bohnenstiehl DR
Temporal soundscape patterns and processes in an estuarine reserve
Marine Ecology Progress Series
N/A
2016
- Ricci SW, Eggleston DB, Bohnenstiehl DR, Lillis A
Selected Presentations
Development of a call catalog to support automated acoustic data processing techniques for coral reef soundscapes
Ocean Sciences Meeting
San Diego, CA
2020
Application of a fish call detection tool to assess oyster reef restoration success
Benthic Ecology Meeting
Myrtle Beach, SC
2017
Use of underwater soundscapes to characterize nocturnal fish behavior and habitat use within an estuarine reserve
Int’l Symposium on Fish at Night
Miami, FL
2015
Spatiotemporal patterns in the soundscapes of a coastal marine reserve
Benthic Ecology Meeting
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
2015
Teaching & Outreach Experience
Research-related press:
Remote Sensing and the Science of Sound
Music in the Marsh: The Summer Soundscapes of the Rachel Carson Reserve
Introduction to Oceanography (Lab)
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
2015 - 2013
- Designed lesson plans on Ocean Acoustics and Marine Bioacoustics
- Revised lab lecture PowerPoints to improve student learning
Engaging the Public in Science
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Raleigh, NC
2015 - 2014
- Program participant
- Learned to more effectively communicate scientific research to a variety of audiences through a series of classes and workshops
Environmental Education Intern
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Edgewater, MD
2013
- Led PreK - 8, scout groups, and public environmental education programs about estuaries and wetlands
- Created informational displays for the center highlighting SERC research and opportunities
- Maintained data collected by school groups for future use by students and teachers